Tag: Video

Copper Stopper has been an incredible success since its official release last year. The feedback has been amazing, and we have added a review section to the official product page to reflect this. Some people still hesitate to purchase on the basis that they think the information contained within the book is generally accessible elsewhere. […]

The public routinely believe that those who enforce the law know the law. They cannot seem to accept that uniformed, fully warranted constables have no proper training and act upon custom and policy, rather than actual law. This article examines this problem and explains why you should never rely upon a police officer’s interpretation of […]

It is an unfortunate reality that the British public surrender themselves too readily to those who give an impression of authority. It seems that all an official needs to extract confessions and personal information is a clipboard, a laminated identification card, and an assertive demeanour. This is especially true of TV Licensing agents, the strong-arm […]

While preparing an upcoming Copper Stopper article on ‘what will happen if you watch TV without a licence,’ we run into the inevitable question: do you need a TV licence to watch anything other than traditional television? The answer should be simple. In practice, it’s anything but. The internet is full of definitions that are […]

This recent news story I published to Copper Stopper, is, without question, the most brazen abuse of the police misconduct process I have seen this year. South Wales Police Chief Constable Jeremy Vaughan hijacked the system to install his preferred outcome, granting one of his officers immunity from discipline. In doing so, he has justified […]

A group of Met Police officers are called out to a migrant hotel on the pretext that a person has made threats to kill. The man they confront is live streaming to his YouTube channel, Laine Audits. His bio states that he is a citizen journalist and auditor of migrant hotels across the UK, who […]

One of the biggest problems with law books is how they leave you struggling to locate associated references and expand upon your research. Finding case law is particularly problematic, as much of it is hidden behind the expensive paywalls of legal databases such as LexisNexis. Copper Stopper contains over 650 individual footnotes relating to a […]

This table lists the official misconduct hearing and outcome pages for all 44 police forces in England and Wales. It provides a comparative snapshot of how each force fulfils their obligations to report on police misconduct. The table includes the following fields: Notes: An individual assessment of each force’s approach to reporting, including the consistency, […]

Just to let you all know: within the next few weeks, Crimebodge will be rebranded as Copper Stopper. Alongside this, we are launching a completely FREE Help Service, being made available to everyone. There is no need to re-subscribe or respond to this email. Crimebodge.co.uk and crimebodge.com will soon be automatically redirected to: www.copperstopper.org Why […]

In April 2023, eight Metropolitan Police officers were found guilty of gross misconduct, five of whom were dismissed. They had all been members of a WhatsApp group known as ‘Secret Squirrel Shit’, which specialised in the sharing of ‘discriminatory and offensive’ messages. One of the officers involved, PC Carlo Francisco, was the catalyst for the […]